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Bell 206B N5754A

4 May 1987 · Ft. Worth, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 May 1987 at about 21:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N5754A was involved in an accident near Ft. Worth, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Ft. Worth, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Bell Training Strip
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206B
Registration
N5754A
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW87FA111

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE DEMONSTRATING A LOW LEVEL 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION TO A RATED PILOT, THE CFI UNDERSHOT HIS INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH HIS SELECTED TOUCHDOWN POINT, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE ROTOR RPM TO DECAY AND THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED A POWER RECOVERY BUT WAS LATE WITH THE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND BOUNCED TWICE BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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